GRE Word List

SINECURE

an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income

The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.

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WordMeaning
coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
velocityquickness of motion : speed
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
loftan upper room or floor : attic
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath